Away from home, São Paulo beats Ituano and goes to the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil

2023-04-26 01:38:00

In a very patient game, São Paulo defeated Ituano by 1-0, this Tuesday, at the Novelli Júnior stadium, in Itu, and guaranteed qualification for the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The first game, played at Morumbi on the 11th, the score was 0-0. Wellington Rato came off the bench to score the winning goal for the tricolor.

The opponent for the next stage will come out of a draw held by the CBF. São Paulo returns to the field next Saturday, to face Coritiba, at the Couto Pereira stadium, in Curitiba, at 4:30 pm, for the third round of the Brazilian Championship.

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Without being able to count on striker Calleri, who is recovering from dengue, São Paulo dominated the first half. The team commanded by Dorival Júnior dictated the rhythm of the game and was the one who had the chance to open the scoring. Although he used a lot of wing plays and quick touches, the best chances were in kicks from outside the area, with Nestor and Pablo Maia. In both, the opposing goalkeeper made a great save and prevented Tricolor from opening the scoring in Itu.

São Paulo’s pressure continued in the second half. Ituano, cornered, tried to hold on and take the match to the penalty shootout. Alisson almost had the chance to score, but again, the goalkeeper made the save. Until, at 16, Dorival Júnior put Wellington Rato in Gabi’s place. Less than two minutes later, in his first touch of the ball, Rato received it in front of the area, cut the mark and hit hard, in the goalkeeper’s corner. Finally, the tricolor goal.

With an advantage on the scoreboard, Tricolor kept possession of the ball, but knew how to manage the game. Ituano, without having anything to lose, went all out, but did not manage to create a great opportunity to draw and avoid the classification of São Paulo. On the contrary, in the final minutes, it was São Paulo who had the chance to kill the game, in a shot by Marcos Paulo, but the ball went over the goal.

ITUANO 0 X 1 SÃO PAULO

Local: Novelli Júnior stadium, in Itu (Sao Paulo)
Data: 04/25/2023 (Tuesday)
Time: 21h30

THAT: Jefferson Paulino; Pacheco (Thiaguinho, 2/11), Rafael Pereira (Marcel, 2/11), Frazan and Jonathan Silva (Mário Sérgio, 1/34); Lucas Siqueira, Marcelo Freitas, Rafael Carvalheira (Rafael Silva, 2/33) and Eduardo Person; Paulo Victor and Quirino (Neto Berola, 2/33). Technician: Gilmar Dal Pozzo

Yellow cards: Eduardo Person, 34/1; Pacheco, 35/1

SPFC: Rafael; Rafinha (Orejuela, 2/31), Arboleda, Beraldo and Caio; Pablo Maia, Gabi (Wellington Rato, 2/16), Nestor and Alisson (Luan, 2/39); Luciano (Michel Araújo, 2/30) and Marcos Paulo. Technician: Dorival Junior
Gol: Wellington Rato, 16/2
Yellow cards: Nestor, 1/34; Rafinha, 3/2; Arboleda, 9/2; Luciano, 2/30; Michel Araújo, 2/45; Luan, 2/51

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Referee: Anderson Daronco (Fifa)-RS
assistants: Bruno Boschilia (FIFA)-PR and Jorge Eduardo Bernardi-RS
Fourth referee: Thiago Luis Scarascati-SP
WAS: Wagner Reway-PB
AVAR: Antônio Adriano de Oliveira-MA
AVAR 2: Paulo Renato Moreira da Silva Coelho-RJ